“For you have been born again not
of seed which is perishable but imperishable, that is, through the living and
enduring word of God.”—1 Peter 1:23
Today, the Holy Spirit has directed
me to talk to you about the “enduring
Word of God.” The word “endure” means to last, survive over a
period of time, and continue. In
Genesis chapter 1, we discover how God created the heavens, the earth, and
everything in the earth, under the earth, and above the earth—He spoke it into existence. Luke chapter 1 tells us about Jesus’
conception. The way He was born of a
virgin was the same way that God created the universe. God said that it will be done and it was
done. It is not impossible for God to
perform His every declaration. Mary,
Jesus’ mother, asked the angel, “How” it
could be possible for her a virgin to conceive a child when she never had a
sexual union with a man? She did not
doubt, but only asked, “How.” After she heard, “How,” she simply replied, “…be
it done unto me according to thy word…” She
agreed with the Word, establishing that fact upon the earth, and it came into
being.
Today’s text, “For you have been born again not of seed which is perishable but imperishable,
that is, through the living and enduring word of God” (1 Peter 1:23), shows
us how we become born again. The “re-birth” of our human spirit takes
place because the Word of God lodged in our spirit. It then caused us to act upon the Word, and
we are born again. At that moment, we
become “born again” a brand new creation—the righteousness of God. We heard the Word, it became planted into our
spirit which caused us to become a new creation, because the Word of God
declared it and no Word of His returns void.
Today, many people are facing
situations that seem hopeless; but I want to encourage you—just speak the Word
of God. His Word is with Power, it will
not return to you void, it will accomplish what it is sent forth to do it will
succeed, “So will My word be which goes
forth from My mouth; it will not return to Me empty, and without accomplishing
what I desire, and without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it”
(Isaiah 55:11 NAS). God’s Word has enduring
power. It will survive, it
will continue, it will succeed. For
those whose children who have gone astray, remember the Word is not corruptible. Begin to speak those positive Words over your
children; such as, my child (children) will not be given to another land, my
children are the righteousness of God, etc.
Whatever your situation, begin to call those things that are not as though
they are. Say to the mountain, “Be removed and be cast into the sea.”
Prayer—Father
I thank You that Your Word is incorruptible and that it lives within me and
that it is enduring. Lord, I lift up my
mountain of ___________________and I call it removed and cast into the sea, in
Jesus Name. Amen.
